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MELBOURNE, Australia – Day Three on Australia, and the doubles events begin.

After her massive disappointment in singles Tuesday, Leylah Fernandez will look to at least get a few Ws in doubles with Canadian-Kiwi Partner Erin Routliffe.

The two played well together at the US Open – even through Fernandez’s run in singles. And had a good time doing it, too.

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Australian Open
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Doubles, first round
Final results

Injury retirements

[WC] Jason Kubler / Christopher O’Connell (AUS) def Alejandro Davidovich Fokina / Jaume Munar (ESP) 76 (6) 32 retd

Extra time

Botic Van de Zandschulp / Robin Haase (NED) def [14] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 67 (5) 76 (8) 76 [10-8]

Seeds advancing

[2] Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) def. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) / Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 63 63
[3] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. [ALT] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) / Jiri Vesely (CZE) 63 62
[4] Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (COL) def. Lloyd Harris (RSA) / Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 64 76 (5)
[6] Tim Puetz (GER) / Michael Venus (NZL) def. Nicolas Monroe / Frances Tiafoe (USA) 61 76 (3)
[9] Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) def. James Duckworth / Marc Polmans (AUS) 63 62
[10] Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Neal Skupski (GBR) def. Benoit Paire (FRA) / Romain Arneodo (MON) 61 64
[12] Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies (GER) def. Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Andres Molteni (ARG) 76 (7) 63

Other results

[WC] Treat Huey (PHI) / Christopher Rungkat (INA) def Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 36 76 (2) 62
Thanasi Kokkinakis / Nick Kyrgios (AUS) def. [WC] Alex Bolt / James McCabe (AUS) 64 62
Eri Hozumi / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) def Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Mayar Sherif (EGY) 62 64
[WC] Rinky Hijikata / Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) def Matt Reid / Jordan Thompson (AUS) 46 63 62
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (ITA) def. Rafael Matos / Felipe Meligeni Rodriguez Alves (BRA) 64 64
Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. Anna Bondar (HUN) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 64 64
Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) / Hugo Gaston (FRA) def Laslo Djere (SRB) / Stefano Travaglia (ITA) 62 63
Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) / Harri Heliovarra (FIN) def Federico Coria (ARG) / Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) 63 63

Women’s doubles, first round

Canadian content

[WC] Lizette Cabrera / Priscilla Hon (AUS) def Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) 63 61

Upsets

Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def [12] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Sania Mirza (IND) 64 76 (5)
Rebecca Peterson (SWE) / Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def [15] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Nina Stojanovic (SRB) 26 63 75

Seeded teams advancing

[2] Ena Shibahara / Shuko Aoyama (JPN) def. Natela Dzalamidze / Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 46 63 61
[4] Samantha Stosur (AUS) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Miyu Kato (JPN) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 63 26 61
[5] Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) def. [WC] Peangtarn Plipuech (THE) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 64 62
[9] Storm Sanders (AUS) / Caroline Dolehide (USA) def. Astra Sharma / Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) [ALT] Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) / Kimerley Zimmerman (BEL) 63 62
[10] Marie Bouzkova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) def. Irina Bara (ROU) / Ekaterine Gordodze (GEO) 63 64
[14] Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) def. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) / Sofia Kenin (USA) 75 46 61

Other results

Petra Martic (CRO) / Shelby Rogers (USA) def Kaitlyn Christian (USA) / Lidziya Marozava (BLR) 61 76 (4)
Danielle Collins / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) def. Daria Kasatkina / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 63 63
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) / Heather Watson (GBR) def. [WC] Alexandra Bozovic / Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) 76 (4) 46 62
Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) def. [WC] Alizé Cornet / Diane Parry (FRA) 64 64
Greet Minnen (BEL) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. [WC} Jamiee Fourlis / Maddison Inglie (AUS) 63 61
Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def [WC] Seone Mendez / Taylah Preston (AUS) 64 62 

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